Lonsdale Football Club

The Lonsdale Football Club was an Australian rules football club originally formed in 1979 as the Mawson Football Club, competing in the Southern Football League Division 2 competition.

Lonsdale
Full nameLonsdale Football Club
NicknameBears
SportAustralian Rules Football
Founded1979
Folded2001 (merged)
LeagueSouthern Football League
Home groundMorphett Vale High School Oval, Morphett Vale
ColoursYellow, Green

Mawson were promoted to the SFL Division 1 competition for one season in 1988 before returning to the Division 2 competition the following season. Mawson changed its name to the Lonsdale Football Club in 1996 and won the last Division 2 premiership in 2001 before merging with the O’Sullivan Beach Football Club to form the O'Sullivan Beach-Lonsdale Football Club for the following season.[1]

A-Grade Premierships

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References

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  1. ^ Lines, Peter (1998). Encyclopedia of South Australian Country Football Clubs. Cowell, South Australia: Peter Lines. pp. 140, 151. ISBN 978-0-9804472-9-3.